Denmark's Mads Pedersen wins the first stage of the Giro d'Italia from Wout van Aert in Albania, while Mikel Landa fractures his back in a late crash.

Danish rider Mads Pedersen won the first stage of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint finish to take the race’s first Maglia Rosa. The former world champion powered through a small group of favourites in Tirana after his Lidl-Trek team rode aggressively to significantly reduce the peloton. This pink jersey is the first time Pedersen has led a Grand Tour.

Quick Step lost control in a technical descent in the final kilometers of the stage and was the most badly injured rider in a group that also included Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Geoffrey Bouchard (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale).